- hwetstán
- m (-es/-as) whetstone
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hwetstán
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whetstone — /hwet stohn , wet /, n. 1. a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction. 2. anything that sharpens: a whetstone for dull wits. [bef. 900; ME whetston, OE hwetstan. See WHET, STONE] * * * … Universalium
whetstone — (n.) O.E. hwetstan; see WHET (Cf. whet) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
whetstone — [hwet′stōn΄, wet′stōn΄] n. [ME whetston < OE hwetstan < hwettan (see WHET) + stan, STONE] an abrasive stone for sharpening knives or other edged tools … English World dictionary
